The Raven Introduction

Multiple Choice

49. RL.10.1 Which quotation supports the protagonist’s sense of longing for the lost Lenore?

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  “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, . . .” (stanza 1)

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  “Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow / From my books an ease from sorrow— . . .” (stanza 2)

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  “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, . . ." (stanza 5)

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  “Tell me what thy lordly name is on this night, I do implore! / Quoth the Raven ‘Nevermore.’” (stanza 8)

Multiple Choice

S.49 RL.10.1 Which quotation reflects the narrator’s perception of the raven as mysterious and foreboding?

• “Darkness there and nothing more.” (stanza 4)

• “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door” (stanza 7)

• “Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the nightly shore” (stanza 8) 

• “Nothing more then did he utter—not a feather then he fluttered” (stanza 10)

Multiple Choice

S50. RL.10.2 Which sentence best summarizes stanza 12?

• The raven acts silly to make the narrator smile.

• The narrator translates the words the raven says.

• The narrator pulls up a chair to inspect the raven.

• The raven repeats the same phrase over and over.

Multiple Choice

51. RL.10.1 What is the narrator’s initial feeling about seeing the raven?

 

• delight

• frustration

• indifference

• understanding

Multiple Choice

S51. RL.10Which stanza explains why the narrator initially does not answer when he hears knocking on the door?

• stanza 2

• stanza 3

• stanza 5

• stanza 6

Multiple Choice

52. RL.10.3 Which quotation demonstrates the narrator’s internal conflict?

• “Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; / And each separate dying ember brought its ghost upon the floor.” (stanza 2)

• “Let me see, then, what the sound is, and this mystery explore / Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;” (stanza 6)

• “Till I scarcely more than muttered ‘Other friends have flown before / by tomorrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.’” (stanza 10)

• “But to the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling, / Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;” (stanza 12)

Multiple Choice

53. RL.10.4 Which tone does the author create in stanzas 9-11?

• calm and peaceful

• angry and resentful

• joyful and celebratory

• despairing and mysterious

Multiple Choice

S53. RL.10.4 Which tone does the author create in stanzas 1-2?

• light and airy

• sad and sleepy

• eager and anxious

• dreamy and hopeful

Multiple Choice

54. RL.10.5 What effect is created by the speaker’s repeated use of the phrase “and nothing more”?

• It hints that the speaker is not of a clear and sound mind.

• It emphasizes the speaker’s feelings of emptiness and despair.

• It reveals the speaker’s wish for someone to keep him company.

• It indicates why the speaker is so intrigued by the raven appearing.

Multiple Choice

54. S54. RL.10.5 What effect is created by the speaker’s use of rhyme in the poem?

• It sheds light on the mysterious nature of the setting.

• It adds to the eerie and haunting tone of the passage.

• It makes the words take on new meaning in each line.

• It creates fear as the raven appears before the speaker.

Multiple Select

55. L.10.4a Select two details from stanza 11 that help the reader understand the meaning of the phrase stock and store.  

• Startled at the stillness

• so aptly spoken

• some unhappy master

• one word he bore

• He repeated, he repeated

Multiple Select

S55. L.10.4a Which two words are similar in meaning to the word beguiling in stanza 8?

 

• assessing

• charming

• frustrating

• intriguing

• questioning